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Mine's gotta be Marge on the Lam. It's got Ballet as bears driving little cars, it's got Homer about to have his arms sawed off cause he didn't let go of soda, it's got good waffles sticking together, it's got moonshine straight from your own still, it's got ghost cars, it's got Miguel Sanchez, it's got Sunshine and Lollypops and Raibows, it's got precious antique cans, it's got suspects in a...red car who are passing directly beneath the earth's sun.......now. it's hilarious and really encapsulates season 5s 'fuck it, we ball' attitude.

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[–] ratboy@hexbear.net 22 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Kinda corny to choose since this is Hexbear buuuut I really loved Crepes of Wrath from Season 1 with the transfer student Adil Hoxha lol. The jokes are top notch in my opinion and nothing I could've understood til I started lurking here, tbh. I do think that all of Season 1 is underrated though. I liked that it was rough around the edges, Really enjoyed the creative plots and it had a more serious side

"Please, please, kids. Stop fighting. Maybe Lisa's right about America being a land of opportunity, and maybe Adil has a point about the machinery of capitalism being oiled with the blood of the workers." so-far

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 13 points 4 months ago

We actually ended out watching that upside in 10th grade French class (I was in french immersion so all of school was learning french until Jr high when it became about half and then high school it was whatever amount of French language classes needed to cover my certification, which was conveniently exactly how many they offered. So my French class by then wasn't like...learning French, it was like English class but French, I also took English class in English from grade 3 on and that was the only time we were allowed to speak English in elementary). It was supposed to show us that even a dumbass like bart could learn French if stuck in France. This teacher was found to have her water bottle be partly vodka when she left the room and someone went and smelled it.

[–] anarchoilluminati@hexbear.net 21 points 4 months ago (3 children)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivo3FPEm4vk

"When I first heard about the operation, I was against it. But then I thought, if Homer wants to be a woman, so be it!"

Barney is a comrade, sometimes.

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 15 points 4 months ago (1 children)

In the commentary they talked about how this was their darkest episode so far which is absurd cause Homer's Odyssey, and I guess one of the writers had a doctor dad who he asked about the details of a triple bypass and he said 'there is nothing funny about that.'. My grandfather had a quadruple when I was pretty young and I didn't get how serious that really was at the time. He died of his 4th heart attack

[–] anarchoilluminati@hexbear.net 12 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Damn, I'm sorry to hear about your grandpa, Comrade.

I do imagine it's something that hits home for a lot of people in the US. But, I agree, Homer's Odyssey is pretty fucking dark. I still laugh so hard every time he crashes that cart though.

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 9 points 4 months ago

It was over a decade ago.

[–] GayTuckerCarlson@hexbear.net 11 points 4 months ago

ally barney

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[–] anarchoilluminati@hexbear.net 18 points 4 months ago (7 children)

The problem with this is I'm not sure how to gauge whether an episode is underrated.

I know there are some famous episodes but pretty much all S1-S8 episodes are great, I rewatch them regularly on nights I'm not watching kino. And all of the Simpsons is so much better now as an adult, there was so much I could not have understood when I watched them as a kid when they came out.

Homer's Enemy (S8) is still my favorite though. "Suuure. You've never been?” was always an unforgettable line for me.

I CALL HIM GAMBLOR!!

[–] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 14 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

I call it the Spruce Moose! Hop in!

But sir-

I said, "hop in" hst-gun

[–] anarchoilluminati@hexbear.net 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

FREEMASONS RUN THE COUNTRY! illuminati

[–] AFineWayToDie@hexbear.net 10 points 4 months ago

"Get my razor! Draw a bath! And get these Kleenex boxes off my feet!"

"Certainly, sir. And, uh, the jars of urine?"

"Oh, we'll hang on to those."

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 9 points 4 months ago (2 children)

The classic era are all classics and I may be a bigger simpsons nerd than many here so I sorta know what the classics of the classics are. I think $Springfield or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling would count. It's I'm the mix but not making top ten lists in clickbait articles.

Vera said that?

[–] anarchoilluminati@hexbear.net 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

What would you say are the top 3 clickbait list episodes?

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 9 points 4 months ago

Last Exit to Springfield, Marge Vs the Monorail and Mr Plow

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[–] SpiderFarmer@hexbear.net 6 points 4 months ago

I'll have a random scene or line from the Simpson's in my head for years and later find out it's everyone's favorite thing.

[–] christian@hexbear.net 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I would guess it doesn't count as underrated, but yeah, Homer's Enemy is the episode for me too. The B-plot doesn't even do a lot for me (okay, Grimes including "A son who owns a factory!" when angrily listing off Homer's blessings was pretty great), but every scene with Grimes is pure gold. The scene where he's laughing maniacally watching Homer drive off after tricking Homer and then stops laughing once Homer backs up into his car is amazing slapstick comedy, and the contest scene is perfection.

"Could you explain your model young man?" "Well, basically I just copied the plant we have now." Burns is immediately impressed.

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[–] HiImThomasPynchon@hexbear.net 15 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Either The Lemon of Troy (because how often do we get to see Shelbyville?) or Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in "The Curse of The Flying Hellfish"

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

YouTube guy I really like Patrick H Willems uses Lemon of Troy as his example episode for how classic simpsons nailed comedy from a structural perspective. It's really good and so is his other other stuff.

https://youtu.be/PWVKDPRYwg8

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[–] AFineWayToDie@hexbear.net 13 points 4 months ago (2 children)

"Separate Vocations," where Bart becomes drunk with hall monitor power and Lisa calls him a fascist. And when the cops hand Bart a gun and ask him to cover them.

The Simpsons had cops figured out from the start.

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 11 points 4 months ago

Ooh, good call! That one is good.

[–] CloutAtlas@hexbear.net 7 points 4 months ago

The Mike Reiss episode of Chapo where he goes something like "Cops have come up to me and asked if we had a cop on the writing staff because the depiction of a bumbling Police chief is too accurate. I reply "no" and then find it deeply depressing"

[–] Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net 13 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (3 children)

The one where skinner gets turned into a weather balloon, or the one where Homer keeps burning breakfast even when it's cereal.

Or that one where Bart tries really hard and gets a D minus. Shit was relatable as a kid with ADHD.

A more serious answer would be the strike episode or the Frank Grimes one but I don't think those are underrated.

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 9 points 4 months ago (4 children)

Bart's comet and Homer the Smithers are what you're thinking about. Bart's Comet really does get lost in the shuffle, it's a really great episode with a lot of fantastic jokes,a nice heartfelt moment and one of the best end of episode jokes of the damn series. That is a really good call.

Homer the Smithers is one I'd have to rewatch, I'd consider around average for classic simpsons which is still legendary status, even at their worst they wetr better than most. But it's been a little while since I've watched it and can only remember a few of the gags.

For the one where Bart gets a D minus, it's called Bart gets an F. Ms. Krabapel was a fantastic character and that's the episode where it really kicked off. When re-runs aired on cable 6 times a day if you had a decent cable package in the early 2000s I'd often not watch the season 1 episodes but I was glad I caught that one as a kid.

[–] Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net 7 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Ah, I almost forgot to include the one where they go to Australia. They spend the whole episode roasting Australia and it's great.

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

That one is borderline classic and the basis of soooo many of my jokes around Australians.

Ay mates, wots the good wuhd

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[–] Weedian@hexbear.net 11 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Lisa on Ice

"Now Homer, don't you eat this pie"

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 10 points 4 months ago

HACK THE BONE!

[–] AssortedBiscuits@hexbear.net 10 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I say every single season 1 episode because there are still people who insist on excluding them from classic era Simpsons.

What about Lisa's Rival? Everybody remembers the B plot, but how many people actually talk about the main plot? There's character development in Lisa being a big fish in a small pond, there's funny lines ("Here's the grapes, and here's the wrath!"), Milhouse getting chased by feds. I guess it's underrated in that sense.

Bart's Inner Child is kinda the same thing. The entire episode gets overshadowed by the trampoline B plot.

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 7 points 4 months ago

I get the exclusion cause it's a different beast almost, but season one kinda slaps in a way that the other seasons don't. Lisa has the best characterization early on. She's just depressed and clever but still 8.

I fucking love the tramampolone I mean trambopaline stuff, but you aren't wrong. However things not being double bolted was the reason for every failure at work for a while cause of that episode.

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[–] coeliacmccarthy@hexbear.net 10 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Last Exit to Springfield Season 4, Episode 17

DENTAL PLAN

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 9 points 4 months ago (4 children)

I said underrated. That one was the highest rated episode for a while until contrarianism happened. It's Monorail popular

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[–] FloridaBoi@hexbear.net 7 points 4 months ago

LISA NEEDS BRACES

[–] Breath_Of_The_Snake@hexbear.net 9 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Simpsons fans can be contentious. I’m surprised there aren’t any arguments yet.

To spice things up: the one with musk perfectly highlights how long running franchises become a parody of themselves. The main joke on that episode is the writing room, and they’re fucking hilarious.

[–] BelieveRevolt@hexbear.net 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Marge Be Not Proud, ”Buy me Bonestorm or go to hell!” alone should make it more highly regarded than it is.

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 8 points 4 months ago

That one hits me in the 'I'm six and my mom is upset with me'

[–] Aradina@lemmy.ml 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Skinner's Sense of Snow, or Grift of the Magi.

Both are so so good, full of good quotes, and great character moments

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Winter episode episode guy here. Those are both good later ones.

[–] Aradina@lemmy.ml 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I had a dvd of Christmas episodes so I watched both a lot.

Plus Miracle on Evergreen Terrace. Love that one too

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] Aradina@lemmy.ml 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I still have one of the two I had back then! Good collection of episodes

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 6 points 4 months ago

I still have some vhs collections but once I got the full seasons I ditched the dvd collections of my youth.

[–] christian@hexbear.net 8 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Is Homie the Clown underrated? Great episode. The "you people have stood in my way long enough" line is one of my favorite gags.

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[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

I don't know if it's underrated but "The Boy Who Knew Too Much" (s05e20) by far my favorite episode.

The Boy Who Knew Too Much (The Simpsons)

...In the episode, Mayor Quimby's nephew Freddy is wrongly accused of assaulting a waiter, with Bart (who is playing truant from school) being the sole witness to the true course of events. Since Bart cannot reveal what he knows without admitting that he skipped school, he faces the dilemma of either testifying on Freddy's behalf and facing punishment himself, or staying silent and allowing a miscarriage of justice.

I took some notes for each episode for myself when I was watching the first seven seasons. I'm disappointed that the only thing I wrote about this episode was...

I loved this episode.

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[–] FloridaBoi@hexbear.net 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Underrated? No idea. My all-time favorite is Duffless

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 6 points 4 months ago (4 children)

That's be an underrated fave for sure, I've never heard that as anyone's favorite. Could you elaborate? I'm legit curious, this is a New Opinion for me

[–] anarchoilluminati@hexbear.net 8 points 4 months ago (5 children)

Barney ratting out Homer for drunk driving to the cops before drunkenly running over Chief Wiggum is always hysterical to me.

Alcohol has ruined my life. I'm 31 years old.

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[–] REgon@hexbear.net 6 points 4 months ago

I just miss when the Simpsons did their own music. See my vest is so good, they had so many great musical jokes and it's just... Gone

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